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Historic Brass Journal - Volume 17 - 2005

Journal 2005 04 December 1990

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Table of Contents, Editor's Message, President's Message, Monk Award Regular Features  
     
Silver or Gold: The Color of Brass Instruments in the Late Middle Ages Timothy J. McGee 10.2153/0120050011001
     
Evidence of the Emerging Trombone in the Late Fifteenth Century: What Iconography May Be Trying To Tell Us Herbert W. Myers 10.2153/0120050011002
     
When is an Alto Trombone an Alto Trombone? When is a Bass Trombone a Bass Trombone? - The Makeup of the Trombone Section in Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth-Century Orchestras Howard Weiner 10.2153/0120050011003
     
Brief Studies and Reports: Friedheim's Reservoir: A Failed Precursor to the Trombone Water Key Howard Weiner 10.2153/0120050011004
     
Brass Research Chronicle: Curtis Janssen and a Selection of Outstanding Brasses at the Fiske Museum, The Claremont Colleges, California Albert R. Rice 10.2153/0120050011005
     
A Bibliography of Writings About Historic Brass Instruments, 2004-2005 Compiled by David Lasocki 10.2153/0120050011006
     
Reviews, Communication and Guidelines for Contributors Regular Feature - Reviews by Robert E. Eliason 10.2153/0120050011007
     
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